UQ Science

17/10/2026

📐 At this UQ Giving Day, help us unlock STEM pathways for regional and remote students.

Every student with the potential to succeed in STEM deserves the opportunity to do so, regardless of where they live.

Your support for the Regional Pathways in Mathematics fund will help strengthen mathematics education in regional communities through teacher support, mentoring and learning opportunities that inspire students to pursue university study and future careers in STEM.

While UQ Giving Day is next Wednesday 21 October, donations are open now, giving you more time to make an impact.

If you'd like to help inspire and support the next generation of STEM innovators, problem-solvers and leaders,, please consider making a gift today.

👉 Donate now: https://givingday.uq.edu.au/campaigns/math-rural-and-regional-program/?appeal_id=6ab4b3b526e673373cd61bf5

17/10/2026

Some stories are only told through the evidence left behind. Forensic archaeology teaches you how to read it. ⛏🔎

This International Archaeology Day, meet Forensic Archaeology – a new major and minor available from 2027 in the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours).

Combine archaeological methods with forensic investigation, learning to recover human remains ethically and record evidence to the standard needed in court. You'll also learn directly from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Explore Forensic Archaeology: https://bit.ly/4B1WQl9


Archaeological Institute of America

16/10/2026

🌿 UQ Giving Day starts now!

🐢 Help us build a community of future conservation leaders equipped to address environmental challenges and safeguard biodiversity.

Through the new Conservation Academy, students will have access to hands-on learning, mentoring and field-based experiences that prepare them to protect Australia's unique environment and biodiversity.

Your gift for the Conservation Academy fund will help create transformative opportunities for students passionate about making a real difference for our planet.

While UQ Giving Day is next Wednesday 21 October, donations are open now, giving you more time to make an impact.

If you'd like to help nurture the next generation of conservation leaders, please consider making a gift today.

👉 Donate now: [URL] https://givingday.uq.edu.au/campaigns/conservation-academy/?appeal_id=6ab4b3b426e673373cd61bd1

15/10/2026

In one of his first lectures, Dr Adrian Dudek watched a professor scrawl an equation linking the square numbers to Pi, then stand back and simply appreciate it.

“This was the moment when I realised that pure mathematics was the field for me.”

It led to a PhD in analytic number theory, a decade in quantitative trading, and now a return to UQ as an Adjunct Associate Professor.

His view on why maths keeps opening doors: whatever the hot career area is, from quant finance to AI, it’s “always mathematical at heart”.

“All it takes is one striking equation to change the path you are on.”

Read more: https://smp.uq.edu.au/article/2026/02/one-beautiful-equation-can-change-everything

13/10/2026

Did you know that UQ's Pitch Drop experiment is turning 100 next year!? 🖤

Keep watch for the 10th drop over on the YouTube livestream and test your Pitch Drop knowledge with our quizzes:

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

12/10/2026

UQ's Dr Christopher Lawson unpacks the promise and pitfalls of citizen science in the age of AI .

12/10/2026

Congratulations to Professor Kirsty Short from 's School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, who has been accepted into the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences' Mentorship Program for Advancing Research Leaders. 🎉

The competitive three-year program pairs emerging health and medical research leaders one-on-one with an Academy Fellow, and mentees become Associate Members of the Academy. It supports researchers as they establish and advance their independent careers.

Well done, Kirsty, and thank you to Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for supporting the next generation of research leaders.

Find out more about the program: https://aahms.org/programs/mentorship/


UQ Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences

12/10/2026

How do you predict something that almost never happens?

's Dr Meagan Carney is a mathematician who uses machine learning to predict rare events. Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Temperature extremes in Germany and Texas. Bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients. Rare events are hard to forecast because there’s so little data on them, and they’re the ones that matter most.

She covers her phenomenal work in this episode of Women in Science 🎧 : https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/chaos-and-extremes/id1527735565?i=1000669782016

09/10/2026

You don't need to grow up on a farm to build a career in agriculture. 👩‍🌾

student Lalita Roopnarinesingh comes from a family of doctors, lawyers and accountants. "I have no agricultural background whatsoever," she says. But after choosing agricultural science as a Year 8 elective, she found a subject she loved.

Today Lalita is studying a dual degree in Agriculture and Agricultural Science at UQ Gatton.

The sector needs people with all kinds of skills, from coding and design to engineering, marketing and business. It's forecast that one in three new agricultural jobs over the next decade will be technology-related.

Congratulations Lalita, and thanks to ABC News for sharing her story.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4hOmctI

A university program challenges the idea that women need to grow up on a farm to build a career in agriculture.

09/10/2026

In 1936, 's School of Veterinary Science welcomed its first students at Yeerongpilly. Ninety years and three campuses later (Yeerongpilly, St Lucia and now Gatton), it’s one of Australia’s leading veterinary schools.

Over nine decades, UQ vets have cared for animals in cities and rural communities, advanced research, and supported industry and biosecurity efforts. At its heart, though, the School has always been about community: people with a shared love of animals and a drive to make a difference.

Join the celebration

📅 Wednesday 14 October 2026, 11am–1pm
📍 Hamon Centre, UQ Gatton
Register: https://ems.gs/3iGO0jKdCSq

A digital scrapbook is also being built to capture the School’s story across the decades. If you have photos, stories, clippings or keepsakes from your time at Vet School, send them to [email protected].

More: https://veterinary-science.uq.edu.au/celebrating-90-years

UQ VETS